December 17, 2025 2:31 pm
Key Moments Cocoa futures in New York rose 0.9% on Wednesday, marking a second straight session of gains. Citigroup Inc. reduced its global cocoa oversupply forecast by 41% to 79,000 tons for the current season. Traders monitored both the smaller projected surplus and potential index-related buying as support for prices. Market Reaction to Tighter Surplus […]
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Key Moments XAG/USD stayed above $65.50 after touching a new record high at $66.64. Softer US labor data and expectations of Federal Reserve rate cuts supported precious metals.
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Key Moments Global coal demand is projected to rise 0.5% in 2025, reaching a record 8.85 billion metric tons, according to the IEA’s Coal 2025 report. The IEA expects worldwide coal consumption to plateau and then gradually decline through 2030, as renewables, nuclear, and natural gas gain share. China remains the key swing factor, consuming […]
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Spot Gold traded in proximity to a 7 1/2-week high of $4,353.55/oz. on Wednesday, after the latest US employment data indicated a softening labor market and reinforced expectations of further policy easing by the Federal Reserve next year. Employers in all sectors of the US economy, excluding farming, added 64,000 job positions in November, after […]
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Key Moments The European Commission is preparing proposals to extend the EU’s carbon border levy to additional products, including car parts and washing machines. Under the draft rules, the EU could apply “default” emissions values if foreign companies are suspected of under-reporting emissions. From 2026, CBAM will begin charging for emissions on covered imports, with […]
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Key Moments Asian stock performance was mixed, with technology names in South Korea leading gains while Japan and Australia edged lower. Oil prices rose more than 1% after President Donald Trump ordered a blockade of all “sanctioned oil tankers” heading to Venezuela. U.S. markets closed mixed as investors weighed conflicting labor, retail, and inflation signals […]
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